8 years ago
Students across the country, across Kansas, and across Salina walked out  Wednesday morning. At 10:00 local time students walked out, and advocated for safer schools and stricter gun safety laws. The walkout was designed to last 17 minutes, or one minute for each person who died in last month's mass shooting at a Florida high school. Students ...

8 years ago
Additional details are being revealed in the child endangerment case against the stepmother of a missing Wichita boy. According to a court affidavit released yesterday, Emily Glass allegedly smoked marijuana the day before five-year-old Lucas Hernandez disappeared. Glass told police she smoked marijuana on February 16th and then took her one-year-old daughter to a Wichita restaurant. Glass faces ...

8 years ago
With a dedication to the education of the professional population, Fort Hays State University has earned recognition for being among the nation’s top professional graduate degree programs. Abound: Grad School, a college guidance system network for master’s-seeking professionals, commends Fort Hays State University for addressing the issues that matter most to grad students: affordable options for ...

8 years ago
A single vehicle crash along Interstate 70 in Dickinson County claimed the life of a teenage girl from Abilene Tuesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol 18-year-old Mariah Lowe was driving a 2016 Nissan Sentra headed east. In the area of  mile marker 284 Lowe left the road on the south side for an unknown reason. ...

8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University Debate & Forensics students last week competed at the National Christian College Forensics Invitational and brought home multiple nation champions. According to KWU, twenty Christian colleges and universities from across the nation gathered at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA, on March 8–10 to celebrate their Christian heritage and compete in a national ...

8 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation will host Salina’s seventh annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday. On this one day, donors can multiply their impact when they give to one or more of the 75 participating charities. All donations will go to a participating organization’s endowed fund held at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. These funds ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer Tuesday issued drought declarations for the entire state. The declaration includes all 105 counties either in an emergency, warning or watch status. “The entire State of Kansas has been considered in drought or abnormally dry conditions for the past several weeks,” said Governor Colyer. “This has led to an extremely high risk ...

8 years ago
Warm, dry and windy weather conditions continue to create an extreme fire hazard in the grass and crop lands of Saline County.  Once started, these fires are difficult to control and strain firefighting manpower and resources. The Burn Ban that went into effect on March 5th, 2018 will continue to be in effect until conditions improve. This ...

8 years ago
The American Pickers are headed this way. A spokesperson who works on the television show "American Pickers" tells KSAL News that they will film in Kansas this spring. The hosts are looking for people in the KSAL listening area with unique  collections and interesting stories behind them. Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to come to Kansas. ...

8 years ago
Wichita area law enforcement agencies are ready for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Dozens of officers will be patrolling downtown Wichita during this week's games at Intrust Bank Arena on foot, ATV, bicycle, vehicle and horseback. Bars and restaurants in Old Town are planning to have extra security in place to help handle the crowds. Police expect between ...

8 years ago
Visitor restrictions at the hospital in Salina have been lifted. According to Salina Regional Health Center, due to a recent decline in influenza activity it is lifting its visitor restrictions put in place January 12 to protect patients, visitors and employees from the spread of influenza. Visitors had been limited to immediate family members and clergy ...